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Luang Poo Doo
Luang Phor Doo officially called “Phra Prompunyo”, was born on May
10th, B.E.2447, to the “Noosi”
family, farmers in Uthai
District, Ayudhaya Province.
He is without doubt probably the
most popular monk amongst
today's amulet collectors in
Thailand.
It appears as though he
was destined to become
both a successful and
very famous monk. Even
the day that he was born
was one of the most
important days in the
Buddhist calendar,
“Visakha Bucha Day”, a
day to commemorate the
birth, enlightenment and
death of Lord Buddha.
His parents Mr.Put and Mrs.Puang never were to see Luang Phor Doo
grow to be a young man,
as they both died before
his 5th
birthday. The orphaned
child was raised by his
grandmother and sisters,
who later sent him to
Wat Pradoosong Dharma
were he was ordained a
novice and educated.
He remained at the temple until the age of 21 when he was ordained a
monk at Wat Sakae on may
10th
BE 2468 by Luang Phor
Klun, former abbot of
Wat Yatikaram, Luang
Phor Chai, former abbot
of Wat Klang Klongsrabua
and Luang Phor Dae,
former abbot of Wat
Sakae.
Like most monks of his
era, he was keen to
educate himself by
learning as many of the
magic sciences as
possible.
He learnt both Dharma and magic sciences from many senior monks
including Luang Phor
Klun, Luang Phor Nueng,
Luang Phor Chom, Luang
Phor Rod and Luang Phor
Pao.
He also traveled
extensivley
including many seasons
spent in the jungles of
Kanchanaburi and
Suphanburi.
It was recorded that at
the time he was very
interested in sacred
tattooing, and almost
every part of his
anatomy is witness to
that interest.
As he grew older he
became to realize that
these scared markings
were of no help to those
in need of spiritual
guidance, or indeed to
escape the eternal
circle of life. As a
result he concentrated
on meditation,
developing his soul
towards the ultimate
goal of self
purification and closer
to Lord Buddha, he was
taught these methods by
LP Klun. |
